Population growth in Bexar County fueled opportunities for military families but increased challenges for access to medical care, housing, food and childcare.
Dr. Katherine Kuzminski, director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security, answers a question during a discussion on military and veteran families at the Bob Woodruff Foundation's “Got Your 6 Summit." Also participating were Dr.
Conversation at the “Got Your 6 Summit” revolved around the unique challenges facing the military and veteran populations in Bexar County. Military families of color experience food insecurity twice as often as do white military families — 15% compared to 7% — and spouse unemployment is the number one reason families cite for food insecurity, according to Roth-Douquet. People who want to work but are not employed are experiencing food insecurity at twice the rate than when both spouses work, and Hispanic military families are particularly hard hit by lack of employment.
“There were lots of places that we might have gone next, but San Antonio is really special. Not just because we have a strong partnership with the United Way, but also the proximity of active duty military,” said Dr. Meg Harrell, the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s chief program officer.
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